Soviet export advertising

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“Are you thinking about holidays in the USSR?” Scans by John Coulthard. Click pictures to enlarge.

Sputnik was a Soviet magazine published from 1967 until 1991 by the Soviet press agency Novosti in several languages, targeted at both Eastern Bloc countries and Western nations. It was a digest of the most interesting Soviet news. In addition, the Sputnik touted the achievements of socialist industry. Read More

Russian Wildfires

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Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images.

A Russian man rides a motorcycle in the village of Kriusha, Ryazan region.

See more photos at [The Big Picture](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/continuing_russian_wildfires.html) blog.